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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]can’t you be a student who just goes to class and goes back to your dorm? Maybe it’s a stupid question but I spent hours looking at their social media and everyone just seems so connected. It’s too much for me. I don’t want that. I just want to learn, get my degree, talk to students when I have to but that’s it.

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If you truly just want to go to class and your room, it might be better to live at home and commute to school.  If you are going to live on campus I agree with all the pp that said
- at a minimum you should join something related to what you may want to do in the real world
- networking can be helpful - I got my first job because someone I know encouraged me to get to know one of the deans and the dean told me about an opportunity that I ended up applying to. I also met some of my close friends via someone I met at a student organization. Don’t pursue something that isn’t organic (like you won’t catch me joining the hiking club because I don’t like the outdoors) but figure out what things you are interested in and see if there is an organization with people with similar interests. I liked the suggestions of service organizations and/or something where you get exercise if either of those things interest you.
- I agree with all the posters that said it’s better to study outside the room BUT if you really do better studying in the room make sure you match to a roommate where they don’t care or they are the same and aren’t bothered if you are both there studying.
- don’t underestimate the social outlet/getting out of the room by having a campus job AND it can help with job references and getting other jobs.  While I didn’t have a campus job that had the camaraderie of other students, I kept up with my supervisor for years after graduating and they were definitely a reference for internships and that first post college job.
- if you don’t like social media, use it minimally for what makes sense.  For example if people coordinate on whatever app to decide to meet for dinner at the school cafeteria you can just use it for that versus posting about your life.

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